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Reversing Trump, Buttigieg reinstates local hiring program
The Transportation Department’s four-year pilot initiative will permit state and local agencies receiving federal transit or highway money to impose local hiring preferences, such as those favoring veterans, minorities and low-income workers.
New election security bill would require fast action from feds
A bipartisan group of lawmakers on the House Intelligence Committee are introducing legislation to protect local elections infrastructure from cyber attacks following Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
By Joe Gould
The progress and opportunities for women-owned small businesses
The release of the Small Business Administration's FY17 Procurement Scorecard reveals positive signs and further possibilities that WOSB contractors can pursue before the federal fiscal year ends on September 30.
By Lourdes Martin-Rosa, American Express Government Contracting Advisor
Local voting districts seen as crucial to election security
Last November, election officials in a small Rhode Island town were immediately suspicious when results showed 99 percent of voters had turned down a noncontroversial measure about septic systems.
By Christina A. Cassidy, The Associated Press
Trump signs bill offering cyber training for state, local law enforcement
President Trump signed a bill that will allow state and local law enforcement to gain needed cybersecurity and cybercrime prevention skills at one of the nation’s top training schools.
Defense contractor agrees to pay government $16M in settlement
According to Justice, the settlement ”ranks as one of the largest recoveries involving alleged fraud in connection with small business contracting eligibility.”
By Rachael Kalinyak